New Public Library Video Database Launches at Alexander Street

February 11, 2016

Alexandria, VA -- Today Alexander Street announced the release of a new, comprehensive video database especially for public library patrons. With 42,800 cross-disciplinary videos, Public Library Video Online: Premium is the largest video collection for public libraries; almost double that of the leading competitor.

Public Library Video Online: Premium includes every kind of video material available: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, how-to videos, and raw footage. Public library patrons will have access to thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners.

Content from more than 1,500 leading distributors, producers, and filmmakers is represented, and more than half the content is available exclusively from Alexander Street. Top content and brands include:

CBS / 60 MINUTES

PBS

BBC

NBC

Dallas Telecourses

Dennis O’Rourke

Berkut Dance International

Broadway Theater Archive

First Run Films

Zeitgeist Films

Stanley Milgram Series

Stanford Prison Experiment

Bloomberg

The Open University

Fred Friendly Seminars

Fashion News World

Research Methods

The Great Speeches Collection

Meet the Press

Documentary Educational Resources

“Patrons of all ages and walks of life will find exciting material in this collection,” said Stephen Rhind-Tutt, president of Alexander Street. “Not only is it one of the largest collections of quality documentaries on the web, it also includes feature films, how-to, and important television programming, like 60 MINUTES.”

In addition, subscribing libraries will receive perpetual rights to videos they select at the end of each annual term. Libraries with subscriptions beginning January 1, 2016 are eligible. The number of videos per year is commensurate with the amount of the subscription, and libraries can utilize an entire year of usage data to support their selections. The longer a library subscribes the more titles it can keep.

Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at alexanderstreet.com.

The Tempest, King Lear, Hamlet and other famous performances filmed at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Stratford-Upon-Avon theater are now available to students and educators through ProQuest company Alexander Street.